Santrock, John W.

Educational psychology / John W. Santrock. - Classroom update, preparing for PRAXIS and practice, 2nd ed. - New Delhi : Tata McGraw-Hill, c2006. - ill. (chiefly col.) ; 28 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Ch. 1. Educational psychology : a tool for effective teaching ;
Ch. 2. Cognitive and language development ;
Ch. 3. Social contexts and socioemotional development ;
Ch. 4. Individual variations ;
Ch. 5. Sociocultural diversity ;
Ch. 6. Learners who are exceptional ;
Ch. 7. Behavioral and social cognitive approaches ;
Ch. 8. The information-processing approach ;
Ch. 9. Complex cognitive processes ;
Ch. 10. Social constructivist approaches ;
Ch. 11. Learning and cognition in the content areas ;
Ch. 12. Planning, instruction, and technology ;
Ch. 13. Motivation, teaching, and learning ;
Ch. 14. Managing the classroom ;
Ch. 15. Standardized tests and teaching ;
Ch. 16. Classroom assessment.


9780070615854


Educational psychology.
Learning, Psychology of.
Motivation in education.

370.15 / S2379